Waltz

As a literature lover, I spent a lot of time understanding what these poems are trying to say, and I enjoyed reading every single of them. As far as evaluating each of these poems, I need to say that the meaning of "The Secretary Chant" was pretty straight forward from my understanding. The poem reveals how the career of a secretary has taken away her life to the extent that she has forgotten herself as a woman. Moreover, because of the way the poet described her situation, we can realize that…

For centuries, song and dance have been a vital part in creating and expressing a community’s sense of identity. Through each, members are able to pass on traditions, make political statements, and express themselves. The tango and salsa styles of music and dance are prime examples of mobilities in Latin American music that help foster a sense of identity among the smaller communities, although each required international attention before earning recognition from its home country. Each style of…

From Jesus to Pope Francis, cavemen to business men, and Washington to Obama, interpersonal relationships are pivotal. Whether the relationships are good or bad, all humans interact with each other in different ways. The different interactions amongst people have been captured by authors like August Wilson, James Wright, and Theodore Roethke. These writers used their literature to dive deeper into the vague topic of human relationships; they all produced works that focused on father-son…

We don’t dislike each other, we just don’t think like.” “Does he ever listen to your music? Be for real! She plans meaningless activities for girls, she once asked me if I would like to be an escort. I almost died! Me! Put on a tuxedo and dance the waltz?” Andy and his mom don’t see eye to eye. They don’t hate each other, it’s just that Andy isn’t into the type of stuff his mom wants him to be involved in. “What about your dad? Man he hasn’t got the slightest idea what I think or care about.”…

The Cuban Missile Crisis: Focus on J F Kennedy and His Foreign Policies The Cuban Missile Crisis that occurred in 1962 was a serious confrontation between the United States of America and the Soviet Union (Len, 3). This crisis was going to mark the climax of the Cold War as the Soviet Union deployed the use of nuclear missiles to protect further attack on Cuba by the US. The president of the United States of America, John Kennedy, strongly opposed the launching of missiles in Cuba, and tried…

House of Usher”, the lands surrounding the house possessed “white trunks of decayed trees”, and the exterior of the house being described as “dull” and “faintly discernable” with “eye-like windows”-most certainly not an area one would want to normally waltz into. This uncomfortable and tense atmosphere also appears in “The Cask of Amontillado”, where it is stated the catacombs, an already frightening place, is “insufferably damp” and “encrusted with nitre”, showing this place is truly terrible…

this particular woman delicacy and elegance were not a part of a woman’s life. When she discusses female delicacy she says. “female delicacy flourishes in a ball room, where these sensitive creeters with dresses on indecently low in the neck will waltz all night with strange men’s arms around their waits”…

One of the greatest issues of today’s world is the conflict between races. The hostility between races is not one that was recently sparked. Slavery and segregation have dated back to the beginning of time and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain highlights some racial issues that were considered taboo in its era. This classic novel has been one that changed the way many people viewed the serious issue of slavery, and one that still continues to educate people today. Through Huck…

Today, a groom watches as his lovely bride walks down the aisle with her wedding dress sweeping behind her. He looks into her eyes and hears the words of his priest, “She is not one of us…There can be no wedding ceremony today” (Sweet Land). Adapted from the short story “Gravestone Made of Wheat” by: Will Weaver, the film Sweet Land (directed by Ali Selim) shows the barriers both physically and mentally that Inge and Olaf must jump over to become spouses. In a “sweet” land like this, religion is…

While deterrent strategies have proven successful, especially during the Cold War, the recent emergence of international terrorist organizations reveals a major flaw of the deterrence theory. It cannot be assumed that terrorists will worry about the negative consequences they will suffer if they bomb another country with nuclear weapons; on the contrary, it is not unsafe to assume that they will readily bomb other countries to instigate terror in people. Therefore, it is irrefutable that extreme…